With the start of fall practices roughly two weeks away, coaches and two players from all 12 Mountain West schools are gathering in Las Vegas on Tuesday and Wednesday to talk about their teams and the upcoming season.

Jim McElwain, CSU’s third-year coach, will be accompanied by senior quarterback Garrett Grayson and senior linebacker Aaron Davis in interview sessions Tuesday for the Mountain Division teams. Coaches and athletes from the West Division teams will meet with the media Wednesday.

The preseason polls and all-conference teams will be announced Tuesday morning. Colorado State University, with five offensive starters and seven defensive starters back from last year’s 8-6 team, has been picked to finish third in the six-team Mountain Division by most preseason publications.

CSU is scheduled to begin practices for the 2014 season on Aug. 4. The Rams’ first game is Aug. 29 in Denver against the University of Colorado.

Stay tuned to Coloradoan.com for the latest news from the annual media days gathering.